source Entity
Parameters
The entity that you are using as a source when you create the dashboard. In SourceEntity
, you specify the type of object that you want to use. You can only create a dashboard from a template, so you use a SourceTemplate
entity. If you need to create a dashboard from an analysis, first convert the analysis to a template by using the CreateTemplate
API operation. For SourceTemplate
, specify the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the source template. The SourceTemplate
ARN can contain any AWS account; and any QuickSight-supported AWS Region . Use the DataSetReferences
entity within SourceTemplate
to list the replacement datasets for the placeholders listed in the original. The schema in each dataset must match its placeholder.
Parameters
The entity that you are using as a source when you create the dashboard. In SourceEntity
, you specify the type of object that you want to use. You can only create a dashboard from a template, so you use a SourceTemplate
entity. If you need to create a dashboard from an analysis, first convert the analysis to a template by using the CreateTemplate
API operation. For SourceTemplate
, specify the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the source template. The SourceTemplate
ARN can contain any AWS account; and any QuickSight-supported AWS Region . Use the DataSetReferences
entity within SourceTemplate
to list the replacement datasets for the placeholders listed in the original. The schema in each dataset must match its placeholder.